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Resilient Souls Blog

Every week Stewart will share some insights, provide practical steps based on these reflections, and suggest Scriptures that may be helpful as you work through challenges in your own life.
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#24 Is It Really a Mid-Life Crisis — or Just the Grief of a Forgotten Dream?
You’re not too old. You’re not too late. And you’re definitely not done. Since my mid-30s, people have occasionally suggested I might be...
Stewart Bogle
Jul 31 min read


#23 When the Hard Questions Come
Helping Kids Face What We Can’t Fix In the most recent conversation on the Resilient Souls podcast, I spoke with Jane Oundjian — founder...
Stewart Bogle
Jun 111 min read


#22 Finding Gratitude Without Faking It.
A Shift in Perspective Without Any Toxic Positivity This week on the podcast, I was reminded of something I learnt a number of years ago....
Stewart Bogle
Jun 111 min read


#21 "Do You Think I’d Be Different If Mum Had Been Around?"
Parenting Through Grief, Answering Hard Questions, and Reflecting on Mother’s Day Without Mum After recording a podcast episode earlier...
Stewart Bogle
Jun 111 min read


#20 A Heart with Ears
What if your presence mattered more than your words? I’m an incredibly privileged person. Week after week, people share their stories...
Stewart Bogle
Jun 111 min read


#19 Coping with Grief: Finding Hope in a Future You Never Imagined
Take note: This blog contains themes and references to loss and death. The Unpredictable Nature of Grief Grief is unpredictable,...
Stewart Bogle
Oct 3, 20246 min read


#18 Strength in Community: You Don’t Have to Face Your Pain Alone
This morning, I felt a heavy weight on my shoulders, accompanied by some uncomfortable emotions. I’m not entirely sure why it happened,...
Stewart Bogle
Aug 21, 20247 min read


#17 How to be a Community that 'Stays the Course'.
Fresh off the Olympics, I found myself amazed at the skill and fitness levels of so many athletes, particularly on the final day when I...
Stewart Bogle
Aug 14, 20248 min read


#16 Journaling_A Practice to Help Process your Thoughts.
One of the more difficult challenges I’ve found when tough times come is the battle I face on the inside. Most people see stuff taking...
Stewart Bogle
Aug 5, 20247 min read


#15 Trusting God: Faith in the Fire Even if Prayers Go Unanswered
My sister doesn’t go to church, but she told me recently she prays every day for God to protect her family and to help people around her...
Stewart Bogle
Jul 29, 20248 min read


#14 Behind Closed Doors: The Power of Story in Developing Empathy and Understanding.
Last year, my wife and I spent a few weeks walking through Italy. Everywhere we went, we saw people walking along laneways or working in...
Stewart Bogle
Jul 18, 20248 min read


#13 “At Least”: The Two Least Helpful Words to Show Empathy
NB: This post began as something I wrote last year, but I’ve been reworking some of these articles for Substack, and this one connects...
Stewart Bogle
Jul 9, 20242 min read

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